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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Sidelined by an illness!

I have had this illness hanging on for a few months now, and I am happy to say that I am finally getting it under control. Read: I finally made an appointment for myself and not just for my children. I am now on day two of medication and, gee, that stuff really works! I had gotten pretty frustrated with my exercise goal. I went for a run and it was terrible! The worst run of my life! I ran for about a minute-and-a-half and started to walk. When it was time to run I made it all of ten seconds! I wanted to go crawl back in bed and pull the covers over my head! I wanted to call my mom, but I was too embarrassed!

You see, I have been dealing with this illness for so long, that it became my new normal. I have been ignoring the fact that I was not feeling well and powering through. I forgot to put myself on the list. I am always so focused on my family, they are my number one priority and I do not know what I would do without them. But I was reminded that I need to make sure I am a priority, too; or else they may have to try to figure out how to live without me.

So now I plan to finish the medication and rest. Then I will start my fitness plan back up. In the meantime, I will be looking for more healthy meals and inspiration!